Sudan: Thousands Continue to Flee Sudan Every Day As Conflict Rages

The United Nations refugee agency says thousands of people are still fleeing Sudan every day as clashes between two warring army factions, raging for nearly a year, show no signs… Read more »

Africa: Report - US Must Enhance Critical Minerals Strategy in Africa

The United States must refine its Africa policy with a focus on critical minerals, including boosting its diplomatic and commercial presence in African mining hubs, says a report… Read more »

Somalia: US Warns of Possible Attacks On 'Multiple Locations' in Mogadishu

The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi says it has received information about threats to multiple locations in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Read more »

Somalia: Turkish Aid Worker Killed in Attack in Somalia

A Turkish aid worker was killed Thursday in Somalia in an attack claimed by the al-Qaida-affiliated al-Shabab militant group. Read more »

Somalia: Puntland Govt Reacts to Somalia's Closure of Consulate

Somalia said it expelled Ethiopia's ambassador in Mogadishu and ordered the closure of two consulates -- one each in the semi-autonomous Puntland region and the breakaway… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Experts Warn Violence in Eastern DRC Getting Worse, Threatens to Spill Throughout Region

Human rights experts warn the always-shaky security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is deteriorating further, as armed violence by Congolese and foreign… Read more »

Chad: Cameroon and Chad Government Troops Free Scores of Hostages

Troops from Chad and Cameroon have freed scores of civilians who were kidnapped for ransom or to fight with jihadist groups on both sides of the two central African states' border. Read more »

Somalia: Somali Government Says At Least 80 Al-Shabab Militants Killed in Attacks

The Somali government said Thursday its soldiers -- backed by international partners and local clan militias -- killed about 80 al-Shabab militants and wounded dozens more in three… Read more »

Gabon: Thousands Arrive in Gabon for Dialogue to End Military Transition

Thousands of people are gathering in Libreville and Akanda for what the government calls an Inclusive National Dialogue, to be held April 2 to 30, aimed at bringing Gabon back to… Read more »

Sudan: U.S. Eyes April 18 to Potentially Resume Sudan Peace Talks in Jeddah

The United States is eyeing April 18 for the potential resumption of Sudan peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as part of Washington's efforts to mitigate a dire humanitarian… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Could Become World's Largest Hunger Crisis - UN

U.N. humanitarian officials said Wednesday that nearly a year into Sudan's civil war, almost 18 million people are facing crisis levels of food insecurity -- and tens of thousands… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Accuses U.S. Congress of Adding It to a New 'Axis of Evil' Over Israel Genocide Case

South Africa seeks to limit the damage to its relations with Washington caused by its legal challenge to Israel's assault on Gaza, a South African official said on Tuesday. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Rescue 16 Abductees in Kaduna

Nigeria's military on Tuesday said troops have rescued 16 abductees in northwest Kaduna state after exchanging fire with insurgents who attacked a local community on Sunday night… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Says Operation Against Al-Shabab Killed Nearly 40 Militants

The Somali government says that a new military operation against al-Shabab killed nearly 40 militants in Lower Shabelle region. Read more »

Niger: U.S. Holds Out Hope for Partnership With Niger

The United States is not ruling out a continued military presence in Niger, despite a statement by the country's ruling military junta that it was ending an agreement allowing for… Read more »

Niger: Regional Analysts Concerned Over Niger's Future Military Cooperation With U.S.

Analysts in West Africa are raising concerns about U.S. military operations across the Sahel after Niger ended military cooperation with the United States on Saturday. The U.S has… Read more »

Somalia: Inside Somalia's War On Al-Shabab Disinformation

Websites and social media accounts affiliated with Somalia's al-Shabab militants continue to operate and spread the group's messages despite a relentless effort by Somalia's… Read more »

Nigeria: Negligence Escalates Hunger Crisis in Northwest Nigeria, Aid Group Says

The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders said this week that Nigeria's northwest region is experiencing "catastrophic" levels of malnutrition and disease outbreaks as it copes… Read more »

Somalia: Militants Attack Mogadishu Hotel

Al-Shabab fighters in Somalia stormed a heavily guarded hotel in downtown Mogadishu on Thursday evening, witnesses and officials said. Read more »

Somalia: New U.S. Airstrike in Somalia Kills Three Al-Shabab Fighters

The U.S. military said Tuesday it conducted an airstrike in southern Somalia that killed three al-Shabab militants. Read more »

West Africa: Experts Question Central Sahel Military Alliance Among Juntas

Less than a week after West Africa's three military led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said they are forming a joint counterterrorism force, experts are voicing concerns… Read more »

Sudan: UN Security Council Calls for Peace in Sudan During Ramadan

The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution Friday calling for a Ramadan cease-fire in Sudan, where the U.N. secretary-general warned this week that the humanitarian… Read more »

Nigeria: UN Condemns Mass Abduction of Displaced Persons in Nigeria

The United Nations is condemning the reported mass abduction of over 200 internally displaced persons, or IDPs, in Nigeria's Borno state last week. The U.N. Office for the… Read more »

Sudan: Arms to Sudan's Warring Parties 'Must Stop' - U.S. Official

A senior U.S. official urged countries to stop supplying Sudan's rival generals with weapons for their civil war, saying they are fueling "death, destruction and depravity." Read more »

Africa: Conflict Spillovers Causing Surge of Human Rights Violations, UN Rights Chief Warns

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warns the potential spillover of dozens of conflicts around the world is threatening global peace and causing human rights… Read more »